The European qualifying draw for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has set the nine groups starting later this year.
The record 51 contenders are split into six groups of six teams, and three of five, to be played between September 2021 and September 2022.
Qualifying groups
Group A: Sweden, Finland, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Georgia
Group B: Spain, Scotland, Ukraine, Hungary, Faroe Islands
Group C: Netherlands, Iceland, Czech Republic, Belarus, Cyprus
Group D: England, Austria, Northern Ireland, North Macedonia, Latvia, Luxembourg
Group E: Denmark, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, Malta, Montenegro
Group F: Norway, Belgium, Poland, Albania, Kosovo, Armenia
Group G: Italy, Switzerland, Romania, Croatia, Moldova, Lithuania
Group H: Germany, Portugal, Serbia, Israel, Turkey, Bulgaria
Group I: France, Wales, Slovenia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Estonia
Dates
Qualifying group stage
September 13–21, 2021
October 18–26, 2021
November 22–30, 2021
April 4–12, 2022
August 29 – September 6, 2022
UEFA playoffs
October 3-11, 2022